In 2012 Canada welcomed a record number of over 100,000 international students, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. This was an increase of 60 % from 2004. A 2011…
Continue ReadingAt the Immigration Division (ID) Consultative Committee meeting that took place on January 23rd, 2013, Neil Willard, under his new title of Assistant Deputy Chairperson, welcomed the participants. Key issues discussed were the…
Continue ReadingNearly 1 million visitor visas have been issued in 2012, marking it a record number of approvals for Canada! The positive numbers are cited as a stream less effort to keep up…
Continue ReadingMinister Jason Kenney has announced 8 more countries that will be included in the list of Designated Countries of Origin. As part of the new asylum system that came into effect on…
Continue ReadingDid you know that women who have immigrated to Canada are giving birth to larger babies? Babies born from immigrant mothers are said to be larger than those born in their mother’s…
Continue ReadingThe Honourable Peter B. Annis, a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, is appointed a judge of the Federal Court to replace Mr. Justice D. Near, who was appointed to…
Continue ReadingMinister Jason Kenney announced on Friday February 8, 2013 that Citizenship Judge Sharon Robertson has been reappointed for a second term; a three -year, part-time term. Prior to her first appointment, Judge…
Continue ReadingThe annual TED conference will be moved to Vancouver for 2014 and 2015! The TED conference’s stand for Technology, Entertainment, and Design and are an invitation into the minds of the world’s…
Continue ReadingThe Honourable Justice Rennie has issued the following statement: “The Court invites written submissions from the parties on whether the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Constitution Act, 1982 (80) 1982, c.11 (UK), Schedule…
Continue ReadingCanada has one of the best educational systems in the world. More than 150,000 international students come to Canada each year to pursue an education at Canadian high-schools, colleges and universities. The…
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